Gazillionaire Review

CRIKEY, some space guy traded me $150,000 for my ship and gave me a slower one. Crap! Everyone keeps beating me to the plane,t getting a better deal and what's worse, this game keeps telling me how slow I am and I should be better. This game does wonders for my self esteem as I go bankrupt because I decided that I should pay off my loan instead of hoarding my money. You start the game in debt to some loan shark who, halfway through the first game I played, decided he wanted at least half of his money back. I begged and pleaded with him but he threatened to make sure that I would never again be able to reproduce if I didn't pay. I decided to pay. Alright once again that is a bit extreme but the game didn't give me a lot of options as it pertained to paying anything. The only real option I had was to not pay my insurance but, alas, even then the game made sure I would pay one way or the other. On each of the planets they had a special "deal" which could either make sure that you didn't ever get to see another dime in game play or give you the smallest amount of money you have ever seen or breaking your arm and putting you in intensive care for several months. Alright, alright that didn't happen either but I did get paid off by the richest cabby on Lora( a planet in the game). I enjoyed the little sounds the aliens would make and the fact the tax guy would constantly holler "MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY" at me did not set my mind at ease on whether I was going to be able to make it or not. As I flew around the galaxy, which consisted of watching my little ship go from the left side of my screen to the right, I thought finally I made it somewhere and haven't been messed with. I was wrong on numerous occasions as I sat watching my non-existent funds and saw there was no money to be made here on this planet. No one wanted a ride and all the commodities I had were worth about a dollar or so (more or less) than what I paid. I decided not to play the stock market in the game due to my extreme lack of luck with everything else though.... hmmmmm maybe that's where the money is to be made.

Game Play: The game play in this one is fairly straight forward. Buy different commodities from different planets and sell them at others where you can make a profit. You also gather passengers in order to make some money and you get to set the ticket prices. The game also gives you some added things like exploring the planet and advertising. Between advertising, fuel, and different perilous things happening it gives you plenty to do.

Value for Price: I think it is a little pricey considering the graphics are a little outdated and there is nothing in this game that would strike you as spectacular. The game does change somewhat from game to game but not enough to justify a $28 price tag. Personally I may consider it if it were $10-20 but not at its current pricing.

Overall, I think the game is great even though it may be a bit pricey. For those of us who enjoy business simulation games, the play is good even though it will remind you of a few of the other games out there in this genre. I rate it a four out of five stars but only because of the pricing involved. Lower the price and this is a great game that can keep you busy for hours.